United Nations Security Council Resolution 1121

UN Security Council Resolution 1121
United Nations peacekeeping missions
Date	22 July 1997
Meeting no.	3,802
Code	S/RES/1121 (Document)
Subject	United Nations peacekeeping: Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Chile  Costa Rica  Egypt  Guinea-Bissau  Japan  Kenya  South Korea  Poland  Portugal  Sweden
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United Nations Security Council resolution 1121, adopted unanimously on 22 July 1997, after recalling that the maintenance of international peace and security was one of the main purposes of the United Nations, the council established the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal, named after the second Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, awarded posthumously to United Nations peacekeepers.^[1]

The council recalled that the 1988 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to United Nations peacekeepers. It recognised that over 1,500 individuals from 85 countries had died in peacekeeping operations and that the Dag Hammarskjöld Medal would serve as a tribute to their sacrifice.^[2] The Secretary-General Kofi Annan was requested to establish criteria and procedures for the awarding of the medal, and other countries were requested to co-operate with its presentation.